Welcome to The Province’s BC High School Football Report, Friday Night Lights edition. Please check back here as the evening continues for more updates from throughout the province.TRIPLE A

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LORD TWEEDSMUIR 21 at No. 5 CENTENNIAL 7 COQUITLAM — A stifling Lord Tweedsmuir defence which surrendered just one first down over the second-half of play carried the Panthers (4-1) back into the win column as one of the most parity-laden seasons of B.C. triple A high school football continued. One week after falling 41-14 for its first loss of the season, to Mt. Boucherie, Lord Tweedsmuir came back and handed the Centennial Centuars (4-1) its first loss. Joel Klassen rushed 20 times for 203 yards and two touchdowns and Derek Best carried 16 times for 165 yards as Tweedsmuir got excellent play from its offensive line. “We overcame some turnover and injury adversity to play our best second-half of the season,” said Tweedsmuir co-head coach Lou Deslauriers. “We’re really proud of the way the whole team responded. It was a good win against a good opponent.” Mak Stephens opened the game’s scoring for Centennial but the offence never found a groove as quarterback Max Kennedy was intercepted twice on the day and running back Nic Greene held under 100 yards rushing. “We did not look like an undefeated team today,” said Centaurs head coach Eric Taylor. “Again we were inconsistent on offense and poorly executed our game plan. Full credit to Tweedsmuir. They made some good adjustments at half and we came out flat. We have two important weeks coming up so we have no choice but to march forward.” Keon Fuoco led the Centaurs defence with eight tackles and three forced fumbles.

ST. THOMAS MORE 48 at KELOWNA 0 KELOWNA — The St. Thomas More Knights (2-3) rushed for seven touchdowns on just 22 carries Friday, winning for the second straight week as they claimed a decisive shutout win over the host Kelowna Owls (0-5). Nate Nacario had 11 carries for 141 yards and four touchdowns while Anthony Prpic had 11 carries for 91 yards and three scores for the Knights. “Tonight was a good all around effort for us as a team,” said STM head coach Bernie Kully “We had a good energy to the week of practice and it translated into a good effort tonight. We have been able to collect ourselves after a bit of adversity to start the season. The hope and goal is that we can collectively use that momentum and finish off the regular season on a positive note and carry it into the playoffs.” STM, which led 35-0 at the half, got 116 all-purpose yards from quarterback Kolby Buljevic. Mateo Moreira had five tackles and a sack while Sam Steele had six tackles and a sack “It’s another tough loss for us, especially when it was our last home game at the Apple Bowl,” said Kelowna head coach Chris Cartwright. “It is really frustrating not being able to score on offense. We need to understand that every job that there is on the field must be executed if we want to get the success we want. We will study the film and continue to learn and build from this experience.”

MISSION 7 AT NO. 1 TERRY FOX 51COQUITLAM — The Terry Fox Ravens continue to play ravenous on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Jaden Shanley threw for two touchdowns and ran for another while running back Jeremie Kankolongo rushed for 120 yards and two scores as the Ravens (5-0) topped the Roadrunners (1-4). “Terry Fox was just too athletic for us to compete with,” admitted Mission head coach Danny Jakobs. “They have some game-changing athletes on their squad and we just could not deal with them.” Besides Shanley and Kankolongo, two others were Matt Shuen, who caught one scoring passed and rushed for another, and Brendan Dino who made a highlight reel grab for yet another. For Mission, captain Levi Murchison had a great game, amassing 98 yards on the ground on 10 carries while making nine tackles on defense. Andrew Kang had six tackles and five assists. “Terry Fox is a great program and it plays at a level we are striving to get to in the next few years,” added Jakobs, whose team is making the move up to triple A this season.

W.J. MOUAT 36 at MT. BOUCHERIE 35 (updates with Mt. Boucherie quotes, stats) KELOWNA — Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat Hawks (2-3) showed their greatest pulse of the season just in the nick of time. With the conference season winding down, the Hawks moved right back into the thick of the race as Nelson Lokombo brought back shades of his older brother Boseko, rushing 32 times for 251 yards and three touchdowns in a one-point win over the host Bears (2-3), who last week knocked of then-No. 4 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers. “Can’t tell you how proud I am of how our team performed today,” said Mouat head coach Travis Bell. “We made some changes this week and the boys totally bought in. Even though we ended up allowing 35 points, our defense really played tough. And on offense, Nelson Lokombo took charge.” A crazy final four minutes featured on-side kicks and the Bears going for two points and the potential win with less than two minutes remaining wound up going the Hawks’ way. Lokombo’s three rushing scores came from five, 26 and four yards and he also caught a 29-yard TD pass from quarterback Alex Howman. Despite attempting just three passes, Howman threw two for scores, the other going five yards to Balraj Mangat. Eddie Escobal led the winners with nine tackles while Robert Bradley had eight tackles. “Mouat played well and Lokombo just tore us up,” said Bears’ head coach Mike Godwin. Boucherie lost starting quarterback Taylor Knoll to an injury, but Danny Huey came in off the bench and threw touchdown passes of 13 yards to Ethan Beselt and 66 yards to Nathan Humes, who had earlier caught a 19-yard pass from Knoll. Knoll aand Caleb Fransen each rushed for short scores. Safey Hunter Deeson led the Bears with seven tackles. Huey went 10-of-17 for 204 yards and two touchdowns.

No. 1 MT. DOUGLAS 19 at NO. 4 NEW WESTMINSTER 45 NEW WESTMINSTER — Lucas Sabau carried 15 times for 171 yards and two scores as the No. 4 New Westminster Hyacks handed the No. 1 Mt. Douglas Rams of Victoria their first loss of the season with a 45-19 win. The victory creates a three-way tie atop of the Western Conference standings between the Hyacks, Rams and Notre Dame Jugglers, all of whom sit with 3-1 records. The Rams were forced to play without Grade 10 starting quarterback Gideone Kremler who was injured in the team’s junior varsity game earlier in the day. “I was very proud of the second half we played tonight,” said New Westminster head coach Farhan Lalji, whose team trailed 13-9 at the half but exploded for 30 points in the third quarter. “We challenged them at halftime and they responded on both sides of the ball.” The Hyacks’ turned the game at the start of the third quarter when Prento Durigon blocked a punt which Liam Mackay recovered in the end zone for a 17-13 lead. New Westminster didn’t look back the rest of the night. “Then (we got) a long punt return, and we just kept riding the emotion of that,” continued Lalji. “I’m very happy for our seniors, that they won tonight and all of them got to play. A number of them were outstanding in the second half and you could tell how much this meant to them.” Yet the Hyacks’ head coach was not dismissing the fact that the Rams were without the most electrifying player in the province. “There‎ is no doubt that we were also very fortunate that Gideon didn’t play,” said Lalji. “He’s an exceptional player and they’re a different team when he’s in the game. Also they play their best football at the end of the season, so I’m sure they’ll be there at the end again.” Sabau, who had opened the scoring ona 36-yard run, later added another on a 60-yard run. Quarterback Kinsale Philip threw a 28-yard scoring pass to Durigon and also called his own number from a yard out. In the fourth quarter, Trew Dancey added the final New West score on a one-yard run. “We faced some adversity tonight and played well in first half but New West dominated us in the third quarter,” said Rams’ head coach Mark Townsend. “The Hyacks earned this victory. For us, losing is the process for improving‎ and we will re-group and make any and all necessary adjustments. I thought that grade 10 QB Dante Carbone played well and made some nice throws. He showed a lot of fortitude in playing at the varsity level.” Carbone threw for 188 yards, 144 of which went to receiver Josh Lucas who scored a pair of touchdowns and added another on a 97-yard kickoff return. On the defensive side of the ball, Jake Ounsted and Isaiah Cardilicchia led the Rams in tackles with seven each, followed by Quinn Jenish, Tyrese Hogue, Spencer Meldrum and Soren Hallschmid with six each. Connor Pattison led the Hyacks defence with six tackles and a pair of sacks. New Wesminster rushed for 282 yards and held the Rams to minus-21 on the ground.

No. 3 NOTRE DAME 28 at BELMONT 14 (dates with Belmont stats, quotes)VICTORIA — Steve Moretto and the Notre Dame Jugglers got back on the winning track Friday in the provincial capital. Moretto, the Jugglers’ senior quarterback, threw as pair of second-half touchdown passes to Mathew Manetta and another to Jerell Cummings as Notre Dame (3-1) doubled up on the host Bulldogs (1-4) to remain among the leaders in the Western Conference. Last week, found itself on the wrong end of the exact score they produced Friday in aq 28-14 loss to No. 1 Mt. Douglas. “Belmont is a big team, and they gave us some problems,” said Notre Dame head coach Richard Scott. “Our coordinators did a great job today making adjustments at the half. Anyways, nice to follow a tough loss with a win, taking us into next week’s game at Carson Graham. They will give us trouble as well if we look past them. Moretto rushed for Notre Dame’s only score of the first half. Darian Jules threw for 347 yards in the loss, connecting with Eli Nelms-Horton and Treshawn Bryden for touchdowns. Nelms-Horton finished with six catches for 197 yards. Jared Barrow, Tanner Hayward, Darian Attridge and Brett Milligan had five tackles each for Belmont. “We dared Notre Dame to throw the ball and they made some big plays and made us pay,” said Belmont head coach Alexis Sanschagrin. “Offensively, we moved the ball very well. When you have over 400 yards of offense you expect to score more than 14 points. Unfortunately, we turned over the ball five times.”

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

No. 1 SEAQUAM 7 at No. 4 HUGH BOYD 14 RICHMOND — In a very physical tussle between two undefeated teams, the host and No. 4-ranked Hugh Boyd Trojans (4-0) came away with a hard-fought 14-7 win against the No. 1 Seaquam Seahawks (3-1) under the lights on the West Richmond turf. Boyd scored on their first possession when quarterback Tyler Moxin hooked up with slotback Zach Jackson for a 40-yard score. Barry Mendez tacked on the convert. The Trojans failed to execute on the ensuing kick-off, as a ball that was supposed to end up in the corner found its way into the hands of Seaquam’s Jalen Philpot, and was quickly taken back 85 yards for the game-tying score. “Right to one of the Philpots, which is exactly what we didn’t want,” said Boyd head coach Bill Haddow. “Don’t ask me which one – the kid was so fast I couldn’t even get his number.” The half ended even, and Boyd took the kick-off to start the second half, and drove the field, with the drive capped off by a 45-yard power/speed run by H-Back Tariq Lopez. Mendez again converted. The rest of the game was a classic heavyweight bout with both teams taking their best shots at each other, with neither being able to land the knock-out blow. “A great high school football game,” commented Haddow. “But we expected it. You can take it to the bank that the game against Seaquam will be close. Seems like it’s been like that forever. Our offense did enough to win, but our defense was the story. To shut out the Seaquam offense, with all their weapons, is pretty darn good.” Seaquam head coach Jerry Mullis added: “Full credit to Hugh Boyd. They played well and they were well-prepared for us. Their coaches did a super job. Our kids got very tired having played two games in four days. Now we need to re-group and get ready for Nanaimo.” Seaquam had re-scheduled a game for this past Monday against Ballenas to avoid last weekend’s storms.

JOHN BARSBY 20 at NANAIMO DISTRICT 28 NANAIMO — Outside linebacker Zephyr Melnyk scooped up a fumble and ran 61 yards for a touchdown Friday for the Nanaimo District Islanders (2-2), the first of three fumbles and an interception by the crosstown rival John Barsby Bulldogs (1-3). In the end, the Islanders focus and the Bulldogs turnovers were enough for the underdog in the Hub City derby to emerge victorious. All credit to the Islanders,” said Barsby head coach Rob Stevenson who was quick to fall on the sword. “They showed up focused and ready to play. They took care of the football only turning it over once compared to our three fumbles and an interception. They scored twice as a result of our errors. Ultimately, the way we performed and were prepared to play is a reflection of myself as the offensive coordinator and head coach. I have to do better on their behalf.” Quarterback Maren Bradbrooke rushed for one score in the win, while halfback Nik Johnson rushed for two more. “What a game and what atmosphere,” said NDSS head coach Nate Stevenson. “We killed ourselves with penalites, killed drives, only to be let off the hook by a Barsby fumble or broken play. It was just a hard fought, lights out game.”

OKANAGAN

CLARENCE FULTON 31 at VALLEYVIEW 0 KAMLOOPS — The Clarence Fulton Maroons picked the perfect time to put the clamps down on the opposition offence. “Defenisively it was out best effort all year and great to get a shut out,” said head coach Mike Scheller, after the Maroons (2-1) blanked the host Vikes (0-3) by a 31-0 count. Quarterback Ike Olson rushed for a one-yard major and threw a 75-yard TD strike to Caden Doyle, while Ryan Rumsey and Koalden Gudeit rushed for scores from seven and five yards. Jeff Han was good on all extra points and added a 20-yard field goal. “Offensively, we passed the ball better than we have in a while,” said Scheller. “Olson did a good job of moving the ball to multiple targets.” Andy Goldenrhal and Rumsey at the linebacking spots and corner Gudeit shone on defence.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

No. 5 ARGYLE 30 at SALMON ARM 13 SALMON ARM — The Argyle Pipers returned to the provincial rankings this week, and as the target on their back got bigger, they responded with a key road victory. Quarterback Mac Ward threw for 269 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Pipers (3-0) remained perfect in league play while keeping the Golds winless (0-3). Ward threw a 60-yard strike to Christian Lawry and another of 32 yards to Aidan Pearce in the win as the North Vancouver crew built a 24-0 halftime lead. Lawrie, who rushed seven times for 94 yards, also carried for a 17-yard major, while Pearce also rushed for a 28-yard score. Ryan Agayagos kicked a 35-yard field goal to round out the scoring for Argyle. Jacob Green, Aidan Cottrell was outstanding leading the Pipers defence.

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